Share of the population that is female in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of the population that is female was 51.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
51.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 2000
All-time low
51.3%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Kazakhstan, 1960–2025

0204060196019922025

Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 51.3% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Kazakhstan peaked at 52.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2025.

Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.7% 51.7% 51.7% 10
1970s 51.8% 51.7% 52.2% 10
1980s 52.3% 52.0% 52.4% 10
1990s 52.2% 51.9% 52.7% 10
2000s 52.5% 52.2% 52.7% 10
2010s 52.0% 51.7% 52.2% 10
2020s 51.3% 51.3% 51.5% 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 46 South Africa 51.3% compare
  2. 47 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
  3. 48 Guyana 51.3% compare
  4. 50 Lesotho 51.2% compare
  5. 51 Japan 51.2% compare
  6. 52 Malawi 51.2% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population that is female in Kazakhstan?
Share of the population that is female in Kazakhstan was 51.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
How does Kazakhstan rank for share of the population that is female?
Kazakhstan ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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